Barbara Mendez, R.Ph

Barbara Mendez, R.Ph is a registered pharmacist and the President of Lifestyle Nutrients™, a nutritional consulting practice she developed in 1999.

Barbara studied pharmacy at St. John’s University and in 1989 earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. After graduation she accepted the Supervising Pharmacist position at Hickey Chemists, Ltd., a leading nutritional pharmacy in New York City. During her ten years at Hickey Chemists Barbara specialized in Naturopathic Medicines and Preventive Health Care, gaining exposure to an elite group of physicians and nutritionists practicing in the field of alternative medicine and developed her expertise in combining health therapies, such as herbal remedies, with a customers’ prescribed allopathic medicine.

Barbara refined her knowledge of nutrition by studying with the Designs for Health Institute in Boulder, Colorado and with the American Academy of Nutrition.

While building her private practice, Barbara worked part time for Willner Chemists, the largest and most reputable holistic pharmacy in the country. She was integral in introducing Bio-Identical hormone replacement therapy to Willner Chemists, and is an expert in this holistic modality.

Barbara is also a certified Hatha Yoga instructor and in 2002 developed the Lifestyle Nutrients Workshop Series™, which combines Yoga and Nutrition to target specific health concerns including; weight management, stress management and using alternative therapies to transition through menopause. These workshops have helped hundreds of people achieve their health goals through the integration of Nutrition and Yoga.

In December 2004, Barbara was invited to be the Director of Nutrition for the Fratellone Group for Integrative Cardiology and Medicine, counseling each patient on proper diet and supplement use for the management, treatment and prevention of heart disease, as well as many other health concerns, including cancer, neurological disorders, diabetes and immune dysfunction.

She is the author of the monthly newsletter, Healthy Lifestyle News™, and the host of the weekly internet radio show Healthy Lifestyles with Barbara Mendez™ on Tribeca Radio.

In April 2006 she became the in-house nutritionist for the Harvard Club of New York City and beginning in the Fall of 2006, will be the Nutritional Consultant for the New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletic Department, helping to bring their athletic teams to a Division One status on the college sports circuit.